Borussia Dortmund deny Manchester United bids

Borussia Dortmund have denied claims that Manchester United have submitted bids for Mario Gotze and Mats Hummels.

Reports had suggested that the Premier League champions were keen on signing the pair in January, but Dortmund have insisted that they are not for sale.

"There is no offer," the club's chief executive, Hans-Joachim Watzke told Liga Total. "And even if they bid €120 million, [Gotze and Hummels] would stay with us, because we don't want to sell.

"We want to play football, not to open as a bank. We want to make our five million fans happy, we can't do that by selling players."

The German duo have been linked with a number of European clubs in recent months, including Bayern Munich and Arsenal.